Can i put a dodge swivel in a ford van ??

[grandpa pete]

I have located a rear seat swivel out of a dodge van ...Before I buy it ; will it fit in front in my Ford ???

 

[MikeRuth]

Not likely that it will be a direct fit/bolt in.
I'd guess you will need to modify the mount.

 

[highdesertranger]

more than likely some fabrication will be necessary. highdesertranger

 

[Gary68]

you'll need to drill some holes and might have to add some spacers

 

[Almost There]

My swivel base came from a completely unknown source.

The position of the bolts in the floor weren't were they were needed so that the seat could swivel without having the passenger door open so new floor bolt holes were drilled.

The seat bolts to base weren't matched either so new holes in the swivel base were drilled.

The simple answer is yes, nothing might line up but you can use any swivel base with a little bit of tweaking.

 

[jonsun]

....of course you can.

 

[Txjaybird]

I have located a rear seat swivel out of a dodge van ...Before I buy it ; will it fit in front in my Ford ???

That's a good question.  I just this week on You Tube saw Jamie the "Enigmatic Nomadic" putting a swivel seat base in either a car or SUV.  For the front seat if I remember right.  Anyways he had to do various things to get it to fit where it would work right.  I'll see if I can find it. 

 Jewellann

 

[Txjaybird]

:huh:  Double Posted

TJB

 

[Txjaybird]

 " Enigmatic Nomadic" on you tube " How to turn a car seat around in your van"  Video #1 of 3 on a build/modification in a van.  Hope this helps.

Jewellann

 

[grandpa pete]

My swivel base came from a completely unknown source.

The position of the bolts in the floor weren't were they were needed so that the seat could swivel without having the passenger door open so new floor bolt holes were drilled.

The seat bolts to base weren't matched either so new holes in the swivel base were drilled.

The simple answer is yes, nothing might line up but you can use any swivel base with a little bit of tweaking.

Thanks for your input ; I read through your build thread and watched Bobs video ;; my helpful hint may not help you but may help someone else down the road .
You used 1/2 inch plywood to save weight and it bowed . A vertical 2x2 piece of wood ;floor to ceiling ; on the drivers seat side of the cabinet wall should straighten out the wall .

 

[gargoyle]

Don't tell your insurance guy about the retrofitted seat.

 

[Almost There]

Thanks for your input ; I read through your build thread and watched Bobs video ;; my helpful hint may not help you but may help someone else down the road .
You used 1/2 inch plywood to save weight and it bowed . A vertical 2x2 piece of wood ;floor to ceiling ; on the drivers seat side of the cabinet wall should straighten out the wall .

That's exactly what I did. That and added a couple of internal braces hidden below one of the drawers that tie the two sides of the cabinet together. Possible only because I used the Kreg Jr. Jig.

The piece of 1x2 on the drivers side wall also allowed me to move the cabinet door hinges over on to it - they were breaking through the plywood layers.

 

[grandpa pete]

I will post what happened for the next person who runs into this .
The $50  " dodge " seat swivel with the seat still attached turned out to be a GMC
The FORD and the GMC captains chairs were made by the SAME aftermarket company . The mounting plates on the bottoms of both seats had several holes with markings on them for several makes of vans .
I was able to bolt the " Ford " seat to the GMC tracks and swivel with NO modifications .
Drilling four holes for the bottom of the swivel will finish the job .
Happy Grandpa :shy:

 

[AbuelaLoca]

That is good to know because I am looking at getting new seats in my Ford! I had a couple of Chevy captain's chairs without swivel but the guy flaked on me... a swivel base for those would have only cost me about $30. A swivel base for Ford is about $130!